Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
During Kaplan’s Comedy Intensive, Steve breaks down scenes from movies–those that work and those that don’t– and together with the class he discusses ways in which the tools might have helped the funny bits work in the situation. What he generally believes to be wrong in most romantic comedies is that they portray beautiful people doing foolish things which have little hope of helping their situation.
…what to do about it if it ain’t.
…and I don’t have to worry about how they’ll pay for college. If they poop their pants, all the better.
Chippy is in our local idiom for when the tackles start to get personal…
One of the laptops in the house went cold a few weeks back, and it has made a significant impact on the dynamics of our family. At the time, it was the fastest computer in the house, and there was competition over using it. This loss made plain how lousy was the so-called family computer. … Read more